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By DAVID KOENIG and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press A vote on President Joe Biden’s choice to run the Federal Aviation Administration was delayed indefinitely Wednesday in the face of an opposition blitz by Republicans, who say the nominee lacks enough experience in aviation to lead the agency, which is under pressure to stem a
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press A vote on President Joe Biden’s choice to run the Federal Aviation Administration was delayed indefinitely Wednesday in the face of an opposition blitz by Republicans, who say the nominee lacks enough experience in aviation to lead the agency, which is under pressure to stem a
Continue Reading DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic will return from a five-game absence, but fellow star Kyrie Irving is out for the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night in a meeting with Golden State that has significant playoff implications. Doncic had been out with a left thigh strain that required an MRI. The test didn’t show significant damage,
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN Every tragedy now seems to warrant made-for-TV anniversary coverage, and so it is with “Waco: American Apocalypse,” a three-part Netflix docuseries detailing the 51-day standoff between federal law enforcement and cult leader David Koresh. What sets this project apart is its spare presentation and extraordinary access to unseen video, including
Continue Reading By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders might have found their replacement for Darren Waller, signing tight end Austin Hooper on Wednesday. Las Vegas also announced it had signed cornerback David Long Jr., who played for the Los Angeles Rams the past four seasons. Hooper caught 41 passes
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow, CNN In congressional testimony earlier this month, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell told lawmakers that the central bank would likely need to raise interest rates higher and possibly faster than previously expected. The message was clear: Buckle up, America — we are going to keep raising rates and get inflation down, come hell
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By Tina Burnside and Raja Razek, CNN Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was taken to a hospital after being assaulted at an LA Fitness gym in South Florida on Tuesday evening, according to the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff’s deputies responding to a report of an assault at the gym “learned that an altercation occurred inside the
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, CNN Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee claim in a new report that local law enforcement pushback to a memo issued by Attorney General Merrick Garland in 2021 on threats to school boards around the country supports their conclusion that there was “no legitimate basis” for the directive. House Republicans also claim
Continue Reading By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actress Lindsay Lohan, rapper Akon and several other celebrities have agreed to pay tens of thousands of dollars to settle claims they promoted crypto investments to their millions of social media followers without disclosing they were being paid to do so. Lohan, Akon, recording artists
Continue Reading By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Tucked into a small art studio at a California university, Sea Krob took their 3-year-old and 7-year-old to graduate school with them because they didn’t have a daycare option this week. They are one of the parents of the half-million students who are out of school for three days because of
Continue ReadingBy David Goldman, CNN The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday charged Lindsay Lohan, Jake Paul and several other celebrities with failing to disclose that they were paid to promote crypto. The celebrities agreed to pay $400,000, including fines, and return what they were paid for the promotion. Lohan was paid $10,000 to promote Tronix
Continue Reading OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The former warden of an abuse-plagued federal women’s prison in the San Francisco Bay Area was sentenced Wednesday to nearly six years in prison for sexually abusing incarcerated women. A judge sentenced Ray J. Garcia to 70 months in prison for sexually abusing three female inmates and forcing them to pose
Continue ReadingBy Lee Anne Denyer Click here for updates on this story ALPINE MEADOWS, California (KCRA) — The fourth annual Blind Ski Day is in the books. Dr. Christain Serdahl, a Sacramento-based ophthalmologist, is one of the driving forces behind the ski trip. He partners with volunteers and the team at Society for the Blind, a
Continue ReadingBy Brian Hamrick Click here for updates on this story CINCINNATI (WLWT) — A bill designed to eliminate the death penalty is about to be introduced into the Ohio Senate and has the support of a man with a perspective few have. Derrick Jamison was on death row for 20 years. He was convicted of
Continue ReadingBy Zach Rael Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court said women have the right to abortion if their life is at risk. Under the new ruling, doctors do not have to wait until a woman has a medical emergency to intervene. They can perform the abortion
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By STEPHEN R. GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan consensus that Congress should act to toughen regulations on railroads is emerging in the U.S. Senate. The Senate Commerce Committee is examining a fiery hazardous train derailment last month on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border. Republicans and Democrats on the committee peppered Norfolk Southern CEO Alan
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner and Jeff Zeleny, CNN In one of the nation’s most important political battlegrounds, the future of election laws, abortion rights and more could hinge on the outcome of an April race for a seat that will determine control of the state Supreme Court. Power in Wisconsin — the state that was the
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Today is the day! News Channel 3 and St Jude Children’s Research Hospital are teaming up to raffle off another beautiful dream home. Elizabeth Landrigan of Palm Desert is the winner of a new home in the Montage Community in Palm Desert! Prize Winners So Far: Tickets of Sale: $2,500 Visa Gift Card Courtesy of the
Continue Reading By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — One of the six oil executives with a Texas-based company who was imprisoned five years in Venezuela is suing his company for $100 million. The lawsuit alleges his company abandoned him and his family as he endured horrific prison conditions for a crime he didn’t commit.
Continue Reading By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say two employees of a rural west Tennessee town that resisted a takeover attempt by the state after Ford Motor Co. announced plans to build a truck plant nearby have been charged with the theft of town funds and official misconduct. The Tennessee’s Comptroller’s Office
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